Phil Karlson. Columbia gave no reason for this decision. Once Corman left, his editor Monte Hellman also left the project. Richard Devon, an actor who had worked with Corman, later argued the problem on the film was that Corman could not reconcile his low budget ways to work for a major studio. He was given a fine budget and stars and everything else. But he started shooting the film and he just couldn't get out of his old ways. He was pushing the footage, he was pushing the actors, the crew was upset, everybody was upset, etc. The Columbia brass looked at the rushes and called him in and said: ‘You know. Roger, we want something to be on the film, We don’t need this fast kind of attitude that you’ve had in the past. There's a talent there, there's an ability. Stretch it out." But he couldn’t hack it. And he got replaced on the film. Parts of the film were shot in Zion, Glen Canyon, Kanab movie fort, Paria, and the Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah. Filming also took place in Old Tucson, Arizona. Soundtrack The original score of the film was composed by Van Alexander who was given seven weeks to compose 45 minutes of music for the film. He collaborated with Ned Washington for a title song by Eddy Arnold. Though producers Harry Joe Brown, Jonie Taps and Columbia's Mike Frankovich were enthusiastic about Alexander's score, once the film was met with a disastrous reception at a preview it was decided to restore the film with a guitar score by Mundell Lowe. See also List of American films of 1967 References External links 1967 Western (genre) films 1967 films American Civil War films Columbia Pictures films 1960s English-language films Films directed by Phil Karlson American Western (genre) films Films directed by Roger Corman Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Films shot in Utah Films shot in Tucson, Arizona 1960s American films